SHREVEPORT, La. As of Thursday, about 40,000 people in northwest Louisiana have received their first shots of the coronavirus vaccine, according to Dr. Joseph Vanchiere, an infectious disease pediatrician with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport.
While that includes 37% of people in the Louisiana that are over the age of 70, only 11% of minorities have received their first doses. Doctors, state lawmakers and Shreveport city leaders are working to correct the imbalance. This virus doesn t care if you re a Republican or a Democrat, Black or white, gentile or Jew, it will kill you, said state Sen. Gregory Tarver at a press conference Thursday afternoon. Everybody needs to get the shot.
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Addressing Shreveportâs biggest concerns in 2021 Shreveport (Source: KSLA) By Kenley Hargett | December 31, 2020 at 9:19 PM CST - Updated December 31 at 10:40 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Beyond the pandemic, the city of Shreveport has had a rough year in terms of crime, loss of jobs and other issues.
Shootings have plagued the city with several discussions on public safety. This also includes a pay increase for Shreveport fire and police.
Some large businesses have laid off workers due to the pandemic. City Council is working on addressing those issues and attracting businesses.
District A Representative Tabatha Taylor wants to tackle all of those issues to build a stronger city.
Community leaders hand out food in Martin Luther King neighborhood Drive-thru food giveaway (Source: Destinee Patterson) By Destinee Patterson | December 12, 2020 at 5:05 PM CST - Updated December 12 at 10:50 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - âThis food should last them at least a week or two,â District 2 Caddo Commissioner Lyndon B. Johnson said on Saturday.
He partnered with the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana to host a drive-thru food giveaway in a parking lot at Southern University-Shreveport.
âA lot of times with the holidays, people get depressed, because they canât do what they really want to do. Now that weâre in this pandemic, itâs even worse.â